Electron-phonon scattering is often the primary mechanism limiting electron mobility in semiconductors. Thus, changing phonon properties can provide a way to control conductivity. Recently, there has been a growing interest ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 27, 2023
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Should smartphones be allowed in classrooms? A new report from UNESCO, the education arm of the United Nations, raises questions about the practice. Though smartphones can be used for educational purposes, the report says ...
Education
Jul 27, 2023
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In a creative collaborative effort between zoologists and geographers from Tel Aviv University, a new study utilizing bats to map Urban Heat Islands in Gush Dan reveals that during the winter months, the air over the Ayalon ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2023
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As climate change and global population growth pose ever greater challenges for agriculture, Israeli technology offers a wealth of inventions and advanced tools to help farmers adapt.
Biotechnology
Jun 28, 2023
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Children from low education backgrounds are more likely to enroll in "elite" degree programs that lead to high paying jobs if they go to school with children whose parents have those degrees themselves, says new research.
Economics & Business
Jun 21, 2023
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Social influence from phone communications is significant, reaching as far as four degrees of separation from the original caller, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, who developed ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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Look around and it's clear that people have become devoted to digital technologies such as mobile phones. Whether its Facebook, Instagram or any of the myriad other platforms available today, many are concerned that they ...
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2023
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At one point in 2020, 4.4 billion people—more than half of the world's population—were under lockdown restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19. This was such a sudden and substantial event that it has become known ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2023
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Since its emergence in the late 2000s, "mobile money," a form of digital currency, has been a game-changer throughout the developing world for people with little savings and no access to formal banking systems. Even in rural ...
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2023
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Resilience can be interpreted as the comprehensive ability of a system to prepare for, absorb, and recover from external or internal disturbances and shocks. In the context of human mobility, resilience therefore refers to ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2023
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